Shloka 3

संवरणस्य पतनं, सचिवोपचारः, वसिष्ठस्य सूर्योपगमनम्

Saṃvaraṇa’s Collapse, Ministerial Aid, and Vasiṣṭha’s Approach to Sūrya

Devanagari script

युधिछिर उवाच कि चिकीर्षत्ययं कर्म भीमो भीमपराक्रम: । भवत्यनुमते कच्चित्‌ स्वयं वा कर्तुमिच्छति,युधिष्ठिर बोले--माँ! ये भयंकर पराक्रमी भीमसेन कौन-सा कार्य करना चाहते हैं? वे आपकी रायसे अथवा स्वयं ही कुछ करनेको उतारू हो रहे हैं?

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | kiṃ cikīrṣaty ayaṃ karma bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ | bhavaty anumate kaccit svayaṃ vā kartum icchati |

Translation

坚战说道：“母亲，这位可怖神力的怖军，意欲行何事？他是得了您的允可而动，还是自作主张、决意独行？”

Word by Word

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

उवाचsaid

किम्what

चिकीर्षतिwishes to do / intends to do

अयम्this (man)

कर्मdeed, act, task

भीमःBhīma

भीमपराक्रमःof terrible valor

भवतिin you / with you (respected lady)

अनुमतेwith (your) consent/approval

कच्चित्surely? I hope; is it the case that...?

स्वयम्himself

वाor

कर्तुम्to do

इच्छतिwishes, desires

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Bhīma

Kuntī (implied by 'Mother')

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical leadership within a family: before a powerful action is taken, one should seek counsel and ensure consent, balancing strength with responsibility and respect for elders.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira, noticing Bhīma’s readiness to act, asks his mother (Kuntī) what Bhīma intends to do and whether it is being done with her approval or from Bhīma’s own impulse.